TheMacBox » Software http://themacbox.co.uk Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:15:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 MacUpdate Promo http://themacbox.co.uk/2008/04/macupdate-promo/ http://themacbox.co.uk/2008/04/macupdate-promo/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:18:47 +0000 Duncan http://themacbox.co.uk/?p=16 If you’re a mac user you’ll probably know that there is a lot of excellent shareware software out there.  You can pick up some useful little apps for a couple of dollars, where some of the more advanced, feature rich apps may retail for $30 to $80 (£15 – £40).  MacUpdate is currently selling a bundle that includes some very popular pieces of software for only $64.99 (~£33).  The bundle is valued just short of $500, so the savings are certainly excellent which is why I bought a copy the other day.

The process is simple – click buy and MacUpdate processed the payment and sends out serial codes for all but two of the applications, the others coming directly from the other companies.  I was very impressed by the efficiency of this, although some delay in receiveing one of the serials suggests that this bundle is flying off the digital shelves, so to speak.

The bundle includes:

  • Parallels Desktop (Virtual machine software)
  • BannerZest (Create sexy flash slideshows)
  • Soundstudio (Audio editor)
  • Leap (File manager)
  • DVDRemaster Pro (Video ripping and conversion software)
  • MenuCalenderClock (iCal in your menubar)
  • Hazel (A maid for your mac)
  • StoryMill (writing software)
  • Typinator (Time saving, text expansion software)
  • Art Text (Wordart anyone?)
I’m planning to review most of the software soon, but in the meantime I would strongly suggest picking up a copy.  Parallels Desktop is the headline application (indeed MU have dubbed this their ‘Parallels Bundle’), which retails for more than the bundle itself, so head on over to MacUpdate and grab a copy while you still can!
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